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Irish First Names Malvina (f) Perhaps a derivation of Gaelic maol, 'servant' or 'handmaid'. The name is an invention of James Macpherson. In his Ossianic poems (1765) Malvina is the lover of Oscar, grandson of Finn MacColl. It has been used as a Christian name. |
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Also from Appletree: Irish Family Names, (click here for more information), A Little Book of Irish Family Names, (click here for more information) and The Book of Irish Names, click here for more information.
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